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Mary Gayle Irick "Gayle", was born in Williams, California on December 23, 1920 and passed away on Friday February 11, 2011 at the age of 90. Gayle will be remembered as a supportive and loving housewife, mother and friend. She was a summer resident at Hidden Valley on the Pecos River where the fish trembled when they heard her name. Gayle enjoyed crossword, jigsaw, and word puzzles and loved her children and grandchildren very much. She moved to Albuquerque in 1949 after Honorably serving in the US Army Nurse Corps in the South Pacific during WWII, was a former President of Albuquerque Visiting Nurse Services, A City-County Consolidation Committee member, Mental Health Board Member, former President of Albuquerque League of Women Voters, Delegate to National, State, and County Republican Conventions, was active with husband John Irick's campaign for Governor in 1982, Over 50 years of membership in the Order of the Eastern Star and a Cub Scout and Girl Scout leader. Gayle was preceded in death by her husband, John B. Irick; sister, Jeanne Stafford; brother, Jay F. Gamsby and grandson, Lee Irick. She is survived by daughter, Sally J. Pearson and husband Dan of Port Angeles, WA; sons, Dan F. Irick and wife Jody of Corrales, NM, and John E. Irick and wife Patricia of Largo Canyon School, NM; grandchildren, Amy Pearson of Albuquerque, NM., Dan and Jenny Pearson of Gilpin County, CO., Renee Pearson and Arron Colwill of Port Angeles, WA., James and Heather Irick of Albuquerque, NM., Julie Irick and Chase Wolfinger of Littleton, CO., and Louisa Irick of San Francisco, CA; great grandchildren, Marcus and Camoran Hollan, Samantha and Cassidy Parr, Owen, Zachary, and Caroline Wolfinger and Hannah and Daniel Colwill; as well as numerous family and friends who love and will miss her. At Gayle's request there will be no services held at this time. Memorial Contributions can be given to Shrine Hospital Transportation Fund, C/O Ballut Abyad Shrine Center, 6600 Zuni SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 or Order of the Eastern Star Benevolent Fund, 1602 S. Saddler St., Deming, NM 88310. Arrangements made by Direct Funeral Services, 2919 4th ST. NW. ABQ. 505-343-8008
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